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            <MadCap:keyword term="changing:host type" />Changing the host type</h1>
        <p>The host type is usually the manufacturer and model of the <MadCap:expanding><MadCap:expandingHead>FTP server</MadCap:expandingHead><MadCap:expandingBody> 
 (the physical device on which the FTP site resides)</MadCap:expandingBody></MadCap:expanding>. For a complete list 
 of host types supported by WS_FTP, go to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">KnowledgeBase</span> 
 on the Ipswitch Web site and search for "host type."</p>
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            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">In the 
 toolbar, click <span style="font-weight: bold;">Connect</span> to open 
 the Site Manager.</p>
            </li>
            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">Select 
 the site in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sites</span> list.</p>
            </li>
            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Edit</span><span>.</span></p>
            </li>
            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Advanced</span> dialog.</p>
            </li>
            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Numbered">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Host Type:</span>&#160;</p>
            </li>
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            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Bull2">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Bull2">If you know 
 the host type, select it from the list.</p>
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            <li class="p-Topic-Text-Bull2">
                <p class="Topic-Text-Bull2">If you do not 
 know the host type, WS_FTP can probably detect it for you: try "automatic 
 detect."</p>
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        </ul>
        <p style="margin-bottom: 0;">If you would like to figure out the host type, 
 use the procedure in the topic, <a href="..\trouble\file_list_is_missing_blank_or_unreadable.htm">File 
 list is missing, blank, or unreadable</a>. </p>
        <p style="margin-bottom: 0;">For more information visit our Knowledge Base 
 at <a href="http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/">http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/</a></p>
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